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  Judge says Walgreen, Rite Aid must show numbers to push allegations Opana drugmakers cheated them

  By Dan Churney | Monday, Mar 7, 2016 @ 1:09pm

  A Chicago federal judge has kicked drug retailers Walgreen and Rite Aid from an antitrust lawsuit against the maker of prescription pain killer Opana, saying the retailers must provide hard dollar figures to back up their allegations that the drugmaker improperly paid off another pharmaceutical company to delay the release of the generic version of its pain killer, and keep the price of its name brand drug high.

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